Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag

"Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag," by Robin Taylor-Chiarello, is the 2021 New York Book Festival Children’s Book winner. (COURTESY PHOTO)

By Laurie LaMountain, Lake Living Magazine

Children’s author Robin Taylor-Chiarello got the idea for her latest book, "Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag," about a year ago. She has been acquainted with the actual Ella Sue for many years, but the impending 80th anniversary of Ella Sue’s birth got Taylor-Chiarello thinking it was high time to share her story with a greater audience.

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